Question

Once there was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him to hammer a nail into the back of the fence every time he would lose his temper. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally, the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and now the father suggested him to pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence.” The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say 'I’m sorry', the wound will still be there.

1. The little boy was *

a) lazy

b) careless

c) patient

d) short- tempered

2. The number of nails hammered into the fence daily decreased gradually because *

a) the boy was tired.

b) the hammer broke

c) the boy was fed up of this activity.

d) the boy learnt to control his anger.

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true? *

a) The boy had a bad temper.

b) The father asked him to drive a nail into the fence every time he lost his temper.

c) The father was very angry with the boy after the task was finished.

d) Soon the boy learned to control his temper.

4. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence because *

a) he wanted to get the nails back.

b) he wanted to praise his son for his good work.

c) he wanted to scold his son for his carelessness.

d) he wanted to show his son the after effects of anger.

5. The holes in the fence symbolize that anger *

a) leaves scars on other people's mind.

b) creates difference between the father and the son.

c) puts the knife in other person's heart.

d) breaks the fence between people.

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Answer 1

Answer:

1.d) short tempered 2.d ) the boy able to control his anger

3.c)the father was very angry with the boy after finishing the task

4.d) he wanted to show his son the after effects of anger.

5.a) leaves scars on other people's mind